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. 2022 Mar 30;7(1):6–25. doi: 10.25646/9570

Annex Table 2.

Limitations in seven instrumental activities of daily living by gender and age (percentage and confidence interval, weighted analyses)

Source: GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS

Women Men Total
Age group (years) Age group (years) Age group (years)
55–64 65–79 ≥80 Total 55–64 65–79 ≥80 Total 55–64 65–79 ≥80 Total
n 2,756 3,303 1,027 7,086 2,365 2,734 772 5,871 5,121 6,037 1,799 12,957
Proportion (%)
Preparing meals 1.4 1.5 4.9 2.1 1.2 2.0 4.6 2.0 1.5 1.7 4.8 2.2
   (95% Cl) (0.8–2.2) (0.9–2.5) (3.2–7.4) (1.6–2.8) (0.6–2.4) (1.3–3.0) (2.9–7.4) (1.5–2.7) (1.0–2.3) (1.2–2.4) (3.5–6.5) (1.8–2.7)
Using the telephone 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2
   (95% Cl) (0.2–1.2) (0.0–0.3) (0.1–2.7) (0.1–0.7) (0.0–0.2) (0.1–0.7) (0.0–0.1) (0.1–0.6) (0.0–0.2) (0.1–1.5) (0.1–0.4)
Shopping 3.4 5.6 19.6 7.6 2.3 3.6 9.1 3.9 3.1 4.7 15.5 6.0
   (95% Cl) (2.4–4.9) (4.4–7.1) (15.7–24.1) (6.5–8.9) (1.4–3.8) (2.5–5.2) (6.3–13.0) (3.1–4.9) (2.3–4.1) (3.8–5.7) (12.8–18.6) (5.2–6.8)
Managing medication 0.5 1.1 4.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 3.3 1.6 0.9 1.1 4.1 1.6
   (95% Cl) (0.2–1.0) (0.6–2.2) (2.8–7.5) (1.1–2.3) (0.7–2.9) (0.6–2.2) (1.5–6.7) (1.1–2.4) (0.5–1.7) (0.7–1.8) (2.7–6.1) (1.2–2.1)
Doing light housework 2.2 2.4 8.4 3.6 1.5 3.2 6.4 2.9 1.9 2.8 7.6 3.3
   (95% Cl) (1.4–3.5) (1.7–3.5) (6.0–11.8) (2.9–4.5) (0.8–2.6) (2.1–4.8) (4.4–9.3) (2.3–3.8) (1.3–2.6) (2.1–3.7) (5.9–9.9) (2.8–3.9)
Doing occasional heavy housework 6.4 11.4 33.5 13.9 5.1 6.7 19.6 7.9 6.0 9.2 28.2 11.2
   (95% Cl) (5.1–8.0) (9.6–13.4) (28.9–38.5) (12.5–15.4) (3.7–7.0) (5.2–8.7) (15.4–24.5) (6.8–9.2) (4.9–7.2) (8.0–10.6) (24.8–31.8) (10.3–12.2)
Taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks 0.9 1.6 10.1 3.1 2.1 1.5 5.2 2.3 1.7 1.6 8.2 2.8
   (95% Cl) (0.5–1.7) (1.0–2.7) (7.2–13.9) (2.4–4.0) (1.2–3.7) (0.9–2.5) (3.2–8.2) (1.7–3.2) (1.1–2.7) (1.1–2.3) (6.2–10.7) (2.3–3.5)

   CI=confidence interval